The pricing range is now starting at around 150 bps over SWAPS for very low loan to value and
high debt yield transactions and can go all the way up to 220 bps for full leverage loans with lower debt yields.
Not exact matches
The bonds of iHeartMedia have long been in the basket of «distressed
debt,» meaning their prices have fallen so far to where their
yields are at least 10 percentage points
higher than equivalent Treasury
yields.
Low sovereign bond
yields have long helped the government finance its
debt, thus,
higher yields would undermine the sustainability of its fiscal position, analysts said.
In the short - term, however, this increased leverage may actually be bullish for junk bonds, corporate bonds, emerging market
debt and mortgage - backed securities as it brings
higher prices and lower
yields, he said.
U.S. government
debt yields were
higher Tuesday even after investors heard from Fed Chair Janet Yellen.
The sell off in the market for
high yield debt, or junk bonds, is now hitting a type of structured bond that is similar to the the type that blew up in the financial crisis.
Bond investors like mutual funds and pension funds hope to buy securities with comparatively
higher yields than other asset - backed
debt that could also provide diversification benefits.
If mortgage interest rates were
higher, paying down this
debt would make more sense, but with rates at about 4 percent, investing that money could
yield a
higher rate of return.
And bankers are already talking about cutting up the deal into some
high yield and some investment grade
debt.
That might lower the amount of
debt entering the
high yield market.
Energy companies have made up a good portion of
debt issued in the
high yield market over the past few years.
It puts 25 % into foreign stocks, 25 % into U.S. Treasuries, and 10 % each into commodities, emerging - market currency, bank loans,
high -
yield bonds, and 5 % each into TIPS and local - currency emerging - market
debt.
Cannon figures that the average credit quality of a the big banks lending portfolio probably falls halfway between
high -
yield debt and investment grade.
PeerStreet's view is that by performing its own due diligence on borrowers using a software - based underwriting engine, the company can match
high - quality
debt with a growing crop of
yield - hungry investors.
Orange Capital makes investments in value equity,
high -
yield and distressed
debt, and secured loans, according to the fund's brochure document.
«Shorter duration hedge fund assets have grown at a rapid pace even as market liquidity has deteriorated, particularly in the
high yield and distressed
debt markets.
Lewis, fund's chief investment officer, spent nine years at Citigroup as a director of the bank's global special situations group, a $ 5 billion prop - trading group that specialized in distressed
debt,
high -
yield bonds, and value equity.
Perth - based mining contractor Barminco has refinanced its existing
debts through an issue of
high -
yield notes in the United States.
Previously, Erdoes worked at Bankers Trust in corporate finance, merchant banking and
high -
yield debt underwriting.
«Perversely, we've spent the last 20 years paying a premium for [the stocks of companies with]
high yield debt,» she said.
Treasuries look very cheap compared to other income classes» such as
high -
yield credit or mortgage
debt, he said.
Bonds tumbled as upbeat consumer spending data lowered demand for U.S.
debt, pushing the two - year note
yield to its
highest level since 2011.
«And just one example might be 18 percent of the
high -
yield debt issued in the last year is energy.
Watsa, in subsequent interviews, denied he couldn't find partners, saying Fairfax decided it wasn't wise to saddle BlackBerry with
high -
yield debt after completing due diligence.
yields will hit the
highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond
yields and ballooning
debt... rates will go much
higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations
They could then reinvest that cash into
higher yielding assets such as, say, emerging market
debt.
MF Global's stock price declined two - thirds in the final week of October 2011 and its credit rating was reduced making its
debt high -
yield debt following huge quarterly losses.
«Taking small steps, such as making sure savings are in
high -
yield accounts, renegotiating monthly bills and using a cash - back credit card can free up cash that can be put toward
debt payments until they are paid off in full,» she says.
SHYL tracks a broad and straightforward short - term bond index that includes all
high -
yield corporate
debt meeting the liquidity requirements.
Yields on U.S. government bonds are already some of the
highest in the sovereign
debt markets and are attractive to non-U.S. buyers on an absolute and relative basis.
These include emerging market bonds,
high yield debt, corporate bonds and mortgage bonds.
The $ 1.2 trillion market for U.S. junk bonds
yields about 6.6 percent, double what's offered by
higher - rated company
debt, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data.
Most of the capital provided to these companies comes from
high -
yield («junk») corporate bond sales, preferred share offerings, and
debt.
The irony is that the US has hit its
debt ceiling and the US Federal Reserve will end its bond purchases at June - end: both factors that should be pushing
yields higher.
Our team of credit professionals deliver sales and trading capabilities across a wide range of fixed income asset classes including
high yield, distressed and investment grade bonds, convertible bonds, public and private corporate securities, leveraged loans and emerging market
debt.
Compared to the broad XIC, XEG has a) a price to earnings ratio that is only slightly
higher, b) a price to book ratio that is lower, c) a
debt to equity ratio that is about half of XIC, d) a dividend
yield that is comparable and e) profit margins that grew 30 % this year versus 18 % for XIC.
While at Credit Lyonnais, Mr. Fink helped develop the institution's
High Yield Department and specialized in investing in high yield subordinate d
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high yield subordinate d
high yield subordinate
yield subordinate
debt.
Howard Buffett, who runs a foundation with money from his billionaire father Warren Buffett, said
high -
yield debt is an inspiration for the right approach to philanthropy.
Our Real Estate professionals are seasoned experts in sourcing, analyzing, structuring and monetizing real estate investments in distressed
debt,
high -
yielding senior loans, direct equity and hybrid investments, among others.
To fund those programs, the U.S. would need to issue more
debt which could also send
yields higher.
Based on BlackRock's long - term assumptions, some of the better return - to - risk ratios are in
high yield bonds, EM dollar - denominated
debt and bank loans.
Against this environment, our strategists remain bullish on equities and continue to favor emerging market currencies and, in the fixed income space, prefer local markets over external
debt and maintain their
higher -
yielding yet better - quality bias.
The Carlyle Group («Carlyle») is one of the world's largest global alternative asset management firms that originates, structures and acts as lead equity investor in management - led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, growth capital financings, real estate opportunities, bank loans,
high -
yield debt, distressed assets, mezzanine
debt and other investment opportunities.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate
High Yield Bond Index covers the universe of fixed - rate, non-investment-grade
debt.
The fund invests primarily in investment grade
debt securities, but may invest up to 10 % of its total assets in
high yield securities rated B or
higher by Moody's.
Although the bond market is also volatile, lower - quality
debt securities, including leveraged loans, generally offer
higher yields compared with investment - grade securities, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes.
We would reduce exposure to non-investment grade bonds (
high -
yield debt).
China's one - year sovereign bond
yield has climbed 14 basis points since the devaluation, while the cost to insure the nation's
debt against default jumped to a two - year
high.
Pay will probably drop 20 percent for traders of
high -
yield debt, crude oil and loans, according to Options Group.
Our Global Market Strategies segment, established in 1999 with our first
high yield fund, advises a group of 46 active funds that pursue investment opportunities across various types of credit, equities and alternative instruments, including bank loans,
high yield debt, structured credit products, distressed
debt, corporate mezzanine, energy mezzanine opportunities and long / short
high - grade and
high -
yield credit instruments, emerging markets equities, and (with regards to certain macroeconomic strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their derivatives.